Beyond The Sprues
Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Aero-space => Topic started by: Frank3k on January 14, 2019, 04:54:32 AM
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This is the Red Iron Sputnik-1 (https://redironshop.com/en/product/rim35032-2/?v=7516fd43adaa). It's a nice little kit - I spent a lot of time sawing off the resin pour plugs to the two satellite halves and making sure they were absolutely flat. I had some issues with the antenna supports, but they were 100% self inflicted - I didn't remove enough of the pour plug from a couple of them and didn't test fit them properly - so I literally had to dig them out of the model, fix them and reattach.
The antennas are pure copper wire and they were (and are) a pain to keep straight - if I redid this model, I would use a stiffer wire material. The model was painted with a mix of Vallejo aluminum and chrome. The "equator" was made slightly darker by rubbing with graphite.
(https://i.imgur.com/u2Og26P.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/jWLhFCp.jpg)
The antenna insulators are reddish-brown; they appear darker in the picture below.
(https://i.imgur.com/VEXGflm.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/bKfu9M2.jpg)
I've since bent the satellite so now it points straight up - this should keep the antennas from bending any further.
Other than my mistakes, this was a fairly quick and painless resin model.
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Sure looks like the genuine article, Frank!
It's the contrast where the antenna (antennae?) connect to the sphere that does it for me.
Brian da Basher